Save the Children delivers medical supplies to North Darfur’s Tawila
March 18, 2026 (TAWILA) – Save the Children announced on Wednesday the delivery of medical supplies to support 80,000 children and 57,000 adults in Tawila, North Darfur state, for a six-month period.
Controlled by the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdul Wahid Nur, Tawila has transformed from a remote town into a shelter for over 715,000 displaced people. Most fled attacks on El Fasher and nearby displacement camps.
The organization stated in a press release that it delivered a shipment from Port Sudan to Tawila. The supplies are sufficient to keep 20 health facilities and mobile clinics serving displaced communities operational for six months.
The 30-ton shipment of medicines and nutrition supplies reached Tawila after a gruelling three-week road journey. The convoy crossed harsh desert terrain and navigated high-risk security environments.
This is the fourth such shipment sent by Save the Children to Tawila within a year. Displaced families in the region rely heavily on humanitarian organizations for basic health and nutrition services.
The shipment includes essential medicines such as antibiotics for respiratory, digestive, and urinary tract infections. It also contains medical fluids, multivitamins, topical treatments, and medications to combat cholera and malnutrition.
Save the Children said the supplies arrived at a crucial time as health facilities faced dangerous shortages. This coincided with the arrival of thousands of newly displaced families to the area.
The organization added that urgent restocking was necessary to prevent the collapse of maternal and child health services. It aims to address rising malnutrition, the risk of famine, and disease outbreaks in overcrowded displacement sites.
Bashir Kamaluddin, Health and Nutrition Director for Save the Children in Sudan, said the shipment arrived at a critical moment. He noted that humanitarian needs in Darfur continue to escalate.
Kamaluddin emphasized that large-scale displacement and limited access to healthcare put children at extreme risk. According to the United Nations, half of the displaced in Tawila lack access to the minimum water requirements, and 80% lack soap.